In front of the gate of Chang'an City, not only many civil and military officials under Li Yuan's command gathered, but also people from many wealthy families inside and outside Chang'an City. Of course, there will never be a shortage of people watching the excitement.
However, it was originally bustling with excitement before, but as a piece of news came from the south, the crowd suddenly became silent at first, and then there were exclamations, and the atmosphere at the scene became subtle.
As the second son of the Tang Dynasty, he has been leading troops to fight in recent years. Especially now that he has defeated Luoyang City and two nearby counties and destroyed Wang Shichong. There will definitely be some enemies and sworn enemies. Someone assassinates him.
Nothing could be more normal.
However, if someone dared to assassinate Li Shimin more than 40 miles away from Chang'an City, then this matter would be unusual.
And if the person who assassinated had also used an army, and used a powerful weapon like a giant crossbow that was absolutely impossible to appear at the assassination point outside the city, then this incident would be enough to surprise everyone.
However, the strange thing is that the person who came to report only said that the second young master was assassinated, and that the army was suspected to be involved. Large equipment commonly used on the military battlefield was used, but he did not say that the giant crossbow and nine-round rifle unique to the Far Eastern Army appeared at the scene.
Repeating crossbow.
At this time, many civil and military officials and nobles from aristocratic families were still in front of the city gate. In addition to the soldiers and petty officials who guarded the ceremony and maintained order, as well as the guards of the officials and nobles, there were seven or eight hundred people. However, there was a total chaos in front of the city gate at this time.
Deserted, or dead silence.
The city gate had long been cleared, and the people of Chang'an City were blocked outside the cordon. They looked at the group coming from the south with shock on their faces. They looked at the blood on almost everyone of these people.
He straightened his back and rode on the first tall horse in front of him, the stern-faced Second Young Master of the Tang Dynasty.
I had only heard about it before, but when I saw the appearance of these people with my own eyes, everyone was in an uproar! Many people looked for the shadow of the crown prince Li Jiancheng.
At this time, everyone discovered that the prince had never come out of the attic next to him.
"Are the two brothers already at odds with each other?"
Many people's faces showed deep concern.
The people watching from a distance were whispering, discussing, and were extremely shocked. Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone guessed that the second son of the Tang Dynasty must have encountered something dangerous on his way back to Chang'an City.
, but no one among the people thought that the so-called danger actually happened near Chang'an City.
"Second Young Master Wan'an!"
"Second Young Master, you must protect yourself!"
"Second Young Master won the battle..."
"Second Young Master is our protector..."
Suddenly some people shouted loudly, and then more people shouted in agreement, and the shouts came one after another for a while.
A few hundred steps away, Li Jiancheng, who finally walked out of the attic next to him with a gloomy face, stood under the city gate and saw this scene in his eyes. The forced smile on his face looked very far-fetched, and anyone with a discerning eye could see the depths of his eyes.
Jealousy, even murderous intent.
Changsun Shunde, who was standing next to Li Jiancheng, changed his face slightly, frowned slightly, glanced at Li Jiancheng from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but thought to himself: "Whether these people did it spontaneously or someone deliberately arranged it, today's scene is what everyone wants.
It would not be a good thing if it reaches His Highness the Prince of Tang."
Changsun Shunde suspected that this was arranged by Li Jiancheng, but Li Jiancheng didn't know it at all. Instead, he kept envying, jealous and hating him!
Li Shimin saw this scene, but he was not happy at all. Instead, he sighed secretly. Changsun Shunde could see this, so how could he not see that since ancient times, the people's hearts can only be owned by the emperor. Although the Li family
He has not yet ascended the throne and established a country, but there is no difference now. His father Li Yuan is equivalent to the emperor.
Anyone else who is suspected of buying people's hearts is a big taboo of his father Li Yuan, and he will definitely be jealous of him, not even his son, not to mention that this son now has a high prestige in the military and has hidden merits.
He has high signs of being a master, and is not very loved by his father.
"I'm afraid this is not something my eldest brother arranged for." Li Shimin saw the change in Li Jiancheng's expression and couldn't help but thought to himself: "This scene in front of me is Wang Junlin's people trying to sow discord. It's just that
This is a conspiracy, fair and unavoidable."
Other officials and wealthy families had different expressions on their faces. Many looked at Li Jiancheng with disappointment on their faces, while others looked at Li Shimin and sneered in silence. But most people remained calm regardless of what they thought in their hearts.
An everlasting smile.
Some timid people suddenly screamed and pointed at Li Shimin's cavalry.
Li Shimin didn't need to look back to know what shocked the people's minds.
Before that, he sent a message to a certain general outside Chang'an City to lead his troops to meet him.
This military general is none other than Yin Kaishan, another general under Li Yuan. This man was originally ranked thirteenth among the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in history. He has always remained neutral and low-key. He doesn't want to be like this today.
Waiting for the delicate moment, Li Shimin sent someone to deliver a message and then led 5,000 troops to meet Li Shimin.
Although Li Shimin happened to be assassinated, and as the nearby garrison camp sent people to respond, it was too late to ask Li Yuan for instructions and get the order to mobilize troops, but this itself was actually exceeded.
At this time, adding these 5,000 people and the original 3,000 cavalry behind Li Shimin, there were already 8,000 men and horses.
But what really shocked the people inside and outside Chang'an was not the eight thousand men, but the hundreds of corpses.
They were tied to the back of the war horses and dragged all the way. Most of them had been dragged to death, and even if a few were still alive, they were still dying bloody men. The bleeding on their bodies had stopped, and the blood that had flowed out earlier had also been drained by this time.
It turned into a jet black color, and their clothes and bodies were painted together, making it look extremely shocking.
These hundreds of people were left behind by the group that assassinated Li Shimin in the small valley. They were specially captured alive by Li Shimin and dragged all the way to the gate of Chang'an City. They died miserably as waves kept rising along the way.
Li Shimin's expression was as usual. He turned over and dismounted. The cloak and fur clothes behind him were stained with blood. Together with the tragic scenes of the survivors behind him, it looked very bloody. However, there was no trace of murderous intent in Li Shimin's expression. He even had a smile on his face that made the officials and officials who came up to him laugh.
The nobles of the aristocratic families felt like they were taking a breath of fresh air.
The ritual music started, and all the officials paid their respects! The triumphal ceremony had its own set of procedures, and Li Shimin responded to the ceremony with the most appropriate expression.
No matter what everyone thought, Li Jiancheng was the leader of those greeted here, so there was no need for anyone to organize him. In the end, the officials and nobles of the aristocratic families had a tacit understanding and moved the middle aisle out of the way, allowing the two brothers Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to face each other face to face, with the former facing backward.
The person walked away.
Li Shimin looked at Li Jiancheng, his expression unchanged, but in his heart he was wondering why the number one killer king had not succeeded yet, and why his brother, whose mind was controlled by Wang Junlin's people, was still alive.
Little did he know that the No. 1 Killer King was also a little depressed because he had gone to assassinate Li Jiancheng before. As soon as he got closer, it was clear that the other party couldn't see him at all. However, someone around Li Jiancheng seemed to have noticed him immediately, and then a large number of guards attacked Li Jiancheng.
Protected layer by layer.
At that time, the No. 1 Killer King immediately remembered the scene when he assassinated Wang Junlin in Hedong, and guessed that someone around Li Jiancheng had a gadget obtained by Nie Xiaoyu and could detect his presence in advance.
The No. 1 Killer King was depressed and had to retreat temporarily to find another opportunity.
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In Chang'an City, in the Taiji Palace.
After Li Yuan learned that Li Shimin was assassinated near Chang'an City, his face became a little ugly and a little confused. After hearing that Yin Kaishan led troops to meet Li Shimin without his permission, he ordered people to send Chai
Shao called into the palace.
Xi Shao looks a little haggard recently, and his eyes are bloodshot.
Li Yuan glanced at him and couldn't help but sigh: "Sichang, before you fought against the Far Eastern Army, you had never lost on the battlefield. Last year, you lost to Luo Shixin under Wang Junlin's command. It seems that it was a big blow to you, but now
You haven't recovered yet, which shows that your heart is still not strong enough."
"Sichang" is the name of Chai Shao, but it is not as good as it was in the Song Dynasty. People who are not close friends cannot call him this name.
Chai Shao sighed in his heart. For some reason, he did not dare to look at his father-in-law. He quickly lowered his head and said: "My father-in-law has taught me that Sichang's heart is indeed not strong enough. Some things..."
"Okay, there's no need to say this. Since I don't want to admit defeat, I'll think more about how to fight a war, how to train soldiers, read more military books, and learn more from the Far East Army." Li Yuan smiled and walked lightly.
When he arrived at a pear tree, he stretched out his right hand and picked off a green pear, then sighed: "Sichang, you must have heard about Shimin being assassinated near Chang'an City, and now
There are many spies of the Far Eastern Army in Chang'an City. Now, with the return of Shimin, I am worried that something may happen in Chang'an City in the past few days. After you go back later, prepare first and lead your troops into the city in the evening.
Take over the city defense army and be responsible for the defense of Chang'an City."
Chai Shao's heart skipped a beat, his pupils shrank, and then his whole body trembled. He thought that what the guy said in the secret letter was accurate, and his father-in-law really thought so.
Chai Shao knelt down on one knee facing Li Yuan and said solemnly: "Father-in-law, don't worry, Sichang will never let the Far East Army's conspiracy succeed. Anyone who dares to help the Far East Army will be killed by Sichang if he dares to cause trouble."
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"Okay, get up!" Li Yuan seemed a little tired and whispered: "I feel more at ease and trust you when you do things."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for your trust." Chai Shao suppressed the excitement in his heart, stood up, and raised his head to look at Li Yuan.
Li Yuan suddenly felt something in his heart and asked casually: "Have Shimin and you exchanged letters recently?"